The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-19

ing tomorrow Thursday and continuing
over the Sabbath. Three sessions day will |
be held Jason Britt died October 4th, aged |
seventy y-eight years. He had been q resi- |
dent of the village for nearly sixty years.
His wife died about five weeks before.
- The crops have all been secured.
The hay crop was the largest within the
memory of the oldest inhabitant. In grain
of all kinds there was about half an average
yield, with the exception of barley which
was about three-fourths of an average crop.
Potatoes yielded about forty bushels to the
acre, and some who planted half an acre did
not harvest more than eight or ten bushels.
The apple crop was very light, and business
at the cider-mills will be dull. The dairy
product has been good, as feed has been
abundant Butter has been irst-class in
quality and has sold at fair prices. Wool
has sold in this vicinity at about twenty-five
cents per pound. Our farmers should save
all their small potatoes for seed and eat as
surely come in play next spring. -
Quite large number of store cattle have
changed hands the past week.
Calais.
Mrs. RICHARDSON, who died last week,
was the oldest person in town. - This
week Tuesday was the time set for grading
and working trotting course on the farm
of Amon Guernsey. - 1t is reported
that Martin Wheeler has the diphtheria.
- The Mapleville school will hold rhe-
torical exercises next Friday evening. All
are cordially invited
East Calais.
THE Washington county court granted
Eleanor f. Wells petition for a divorce
from Henry G. Wells, and in the division of
the property she holds the home farm and
all the stock, except the value of two cows,
together with $1,000 in the bank, while
Henry was assigned the lower place, known
as the "Larned White farm" - Alonzo
E. Pierce of Pawtucket, r. l., spent few
days here, after attending the reunion of
the Third Regiment at St. Johnsbury last
Wednesday. On his return home Monday
he was accompanied as far as Taunton,
Mass, by his aunt, Mrs. 1. S. Dwinell, who
will spend few weeks with her son. -
Mr.. and Mrs l.. G.. Dwinell have gone to
North Vassalboro, Maine, to spend a couple
of weeks with their son, DIR. M. X. Dwinell.
- Mrs. Paulina LeBaron is installed as
housekeeper at |. S. Dwinell's and Mrs.
Laura Swasey at l.. G. Dwinelps.
East Montpelier.
Mr.. CLIFFoRDs store was burglarized one
night last week. The cash-drawer was re-
lieved of a small amount of change Several
knives and pipes and a revolver were also
taken. 1t was evidently the work of " To-
cal talent"
North Montpelier.
The stallion so long and favorably known
as the Stevens horse" owned and raised
by Enos F. Stevens died Monday morning
of last week from stoppage. - The
boys " were out one night last week. A
cider-barrel, which was being soaked out "
in the water-tuba at the clearinghouse, mys-
teriously emptied itself and deliberately
walked on to the stage in the church veStry,
where it was found by its owner after a
long search. - Charles S. Bennett has
this season harvested about seventy-five
barrels of apples of choice varieties, which
he is now shipping to parties whom he has
supplied the past few years. - The
Plaintield cornet band is to give prom
enade concert at Union vestry hall next Sat-
urday evening. - Rev. Lester Warren
is to supply the pulpits at the East and
North churches next Sunday. Services at
the North church at half-past one P. NJ.
-: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Davis of
| Chicago, ILL.,, have been visiting old friends
and acquaintance in this vicinity. They
start tomorrow Thursday for home and
from there they go to Colorado Springs to
spend the winter, on account of Mr.. Davis
health. - Mr.. and Mrs. George ID.
Cutler and Master Leon returned last
Thursday from their western trip. They
visited Chicago, La Crosse, Minneapolis, st.
| Paul and other western cities. - Our
farmers meet in Union vestry hall this
week Friday evening to see if they will
| pledge their milk another year for estab-
| llSHluB cTedtutTy lutlr WIVES anu
daughters are invited to be present.
North Fayston.
WILDER THOMAS team recently collided
with an OK near Mr.. Eaton's. Thomas was
| somewhat bruised his wagon was broken and
it is feared the horses shoulder is dislocated
- Mrs. Horace Ingalls, has rented heI
i farm for one year to John Ryan. - n
II. Celley has sold his house and lot to Mrs
Eugene Griffin. - Professor Daniel II
Downing contemplates erecting tub-fac.
tory on land recently purchased of Miss
Mary j. Fisher and others. - All those
last reported sick are recovering, with the
exception of Mrs. w. S. Shipman, who is
slowly failing - Lillian A. Porter is
sick with bilious fever at Seth Boyce's
- Jacob Boyce, who has been in Cali
fornia for several months, arrived in town
last week. - Mrs. Almon wilkins. 8
former resident of this place, who died in
Moretown, was buried here last Friday
- f. S. Porter of Burlington is in town
for few days. He goes to Northtield the
last of the week.
Marshfield.
The following was handed your cor
respondent: " In the Marshfeld Miscel
lany in last weeks issue of the Argus dnC
Patriot this item appeared: Henry Blake
has been granted pension after years o.
unsuccessful effort under republican ad
ministrations.' Now if that republican
democratic or mugwumpian correspondent
of the ArquS had known as much about Mr.
Blake's pension as he did about the last
republican county convention in Washing
ton county he would have known that Mr.
Blake did not apply for pension unit
| February, 1886" - Lawrence, son o
Amasa Tucker, died Saturday night. He
had been ill only week and his condition
was not considered critical until the nigh
of his death. 1t is supposed that he died o
pneumonia. - Mrs. DIR. Packer arrived
home from Lowell Monday night. -
Mrs. Adams had paralytic shock las
week. but is little more comfortable now
Middlesex.
Mrs. EMELINE LADD, widow of the late
Almon A. Ladd died last Thursday morn
ing and was buried Friday. Rev. j. Ed
ward Wright of Montpelier officiated at the
funeral. - Henry Il. Badger is very
sick, but is now thought to be a little better
60 j. III. Daniels, who carries on b. Bar
rett's farm, was the recipient of an agreeable
and pleasant surprise last week Tuesday
evening. Mrs. f. A. Barrett, one of th'
landadies Of the Waterbury Hotel, cam,
up with ten of her girls and went into hi
barn and husked out in good shape twenty
six baskets of corn. After refreshments
they returned home, well pleased with thei
exploit. Mr.. Daniels was doubly pleased
- Mr. Cheney of Stowe will meet ou
singers at the school-house in the villag,
tomorrow Thursday evening.
Shady Rin.
THE Grange fair, held last Saturday even
ing, was a success The display of vegeta
bles was unusually good. A. j.. Ston
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